South Iceland Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
region of Iceland
About South Iceland
The area is the setting of some of Iceland's most popular sagas and home to many of their heroes. Njáll's saga, one of the most famous sagas, is largely set in South Iceland with the title character Njáll living at Bergþórshvoll and the hero Gunnar hailing from Hlíðarendi in Fljótshlíð nearHvolsvöllur. These farms still exist, but don't expect to see medieval ruins. Icelandic building materials were not made to last, and the farms you see today are twentieth century constructions. However, the nature and the scenery remain as impressive. The region also contains two of the most important seats of power of medieval Iceland:Skálholtwas the location of the bishop of Iceland from 1056 until 1106, when north Iceland received a bishop of its own but Skálholt remained the seat of a diocese coveri
South Iceland Travel Guide Sections
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